Wine-cooler.



U. MAGNI.

WINE COOLER;

APPLICATION FILED JAILS, 1911.

1,000,530. Patented Aug. 15,1911.

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UMBERTO MAGNI, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

WINE-COOLER.

Application filed January 6, 1911.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, UMBERTO MAGNI, cit-izen of the United States, residing in the city and county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Vine-Coolers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device for cooling bottled wines or other liquors.

It is the object of this invention to provide means for rotating a bottle within an ice-containing receptacle and to provide means for readily attaching and detaching the bottle for easy removal,

A further object is to provide a wine cooling device which is simple in construction and operation; which is ornamental in appearance and is especially adapted for use in cafs, dining-rooms and hotels.

This invention consists of the parts and the combination and construction of parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed, having reference to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of the invention, with parts broken away. Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the bottle engaging clamp. Fig. 3 is a plan View of the driving mech anism. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section on the lines m m of Fig. 1 with the bottle removed.

In the drawings, A represents a bottle such as is commonly employed as a receptacle for wines or other liquors. This bottle is designed to be suspended from its upper end by means of a detachable clamp shown in Fig. 2 which consists of two curved clamp members 2 and 2; hingedly connected at 3. The member 2 is supported upon a wire frame 4 which in turn is supported in a revoluble hub or holder 5. The other clutch member 2 is provided with an outwardly extending hook 6 on its outer end which is adapted to be engaged by means of a curved clamp lever 7 fulcrumed on the outer portion of a link 8 connected to one end of the clamp member 2.

The hub extends into a casing 9 and is supported upon ball bearings 10. Gear teeth 11 are formed on the hub 5 within the casing 9 and mesh with a pinion 12 rotated by a gear 13 which in turn is driven by a pinion 14 disposed beneath the hub 5 and on which the ball bearings are sup ported. The gear 14 is supported on a horizontal partition in the casing 9 and is rotated by means of a pinion 16 mounted on a Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 15, 1911.

Serial No. 601,214.

vertically disposed shaft 17, driven by a motor 18 through beveled gears 19. The gears 14 and are mounted upon a shaft which extends upward through the hub 5, as shown at 20, and has an ice holder or receptacle 21 rigidly mounted on its upper end. This ice holder 21 is here shown as cup-shaped, and is disposed within the wire frame 4. Mounted upon the upper end of the frame 4above-the clamp member 2 are a number of sockets 22 which are adapted to receive fiagstafis, sprays, plumes, or other ornamental devices, as indicated at 23.

The operation of this invention is as follows: The bottle A is placed within the receptacle 21, as shown in Fig. 1, and is secured to the frame 4 by means of the clamps 2 and 2. In attaching the bottle A to the frame 4, its upper end is placed within the rigid curved member 2 of the clamp; the hinged member 2 swinging back so as to permit the end of the bottle A being placed within the rigid clamp member 2. The hinged clamp member 2 is then closed against the neck of the bottle and the short end of the lever 7 is engaged with the hook 6. The outer end of the lever 7 is then folded against the hinged member 2 in such manner as to securely bind the latter' in close contact with the upper end of the bottle A, thus rigidly connecting the bottle to the frame 4. Ice being placed within the receptacle 21, around the bottle A, the motor 18 is set in motion. This causes the gear 15 on the shaft to be revolved through the beveled gear 19, shaft 17 and pinion 16, so as to rotate the gear 14 on the shaft 20 and the receptacle 21 in the same direction. The gear 14 drives the idler 13 which in turn rotates the pinion 12 to revolve the gear 11 mounted on the end of the hub 5. This causes the hub 5, carrying the frame 4, to rotate in a direction opposite that taken by the ice receptacle 21. The frame 4 in revolving, rotates the bottle 8 within the receptacle 21 and also causes the plumes or other ornamental structure 23, to travel in a circular direction. These flags or plumes 23 act as fans to drive away flies, or other insects, when the device is in operation.

The case 9 forms a base for the device and completely incloses the operative mechanism and is subject to any desired ornamentation or embellishment.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided a simple and practical device for cooling bottled wines or other liquor, which is particularly applicable for use in dining rooms, hotels, clubs and cafs, or other places where it is desirable to effect a rapid cooling process.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a device for cooling bottled liquids, a revoluble bottle support, means for detachably clamping a bottle to said support, a rotary ice receptacle, means rotating said bottle support and ice receptacle in opposite directions, and a supporting base, said base housing the means for rotating the bottle supporting means and the means for rotating the ice receptacle.

2. In a device for cooling bottled liquids, a revoluble bottle support comprising a wire frame, a clamp on said wire frame adapted to be detachably connected to the neck of a bottle, means for rotating said frame and said bottle, a rotary ice receptacle disposed within said frame, and into which the bottle extends, and means for rotating said receptacle.

3. In a device for cooling bottled liquids, a revoluble bottle support comprising a wire frame, a clamp on said wire frame adapted to be detachably connected to the neck of a bottle, means for rotating said frame and said bottle, a rotary ice receptacle disposed within said frame and into which the bottle extends, means for rotating said receptacle, a base housingthe means for rotating the bottle support and also the means for rotating the ice receptacle.

4. In a device for cooling bottled liquids, a revoluble cup -shaped ice receptacle, a stem on which said receptacle is mounted, a bottle supporting frame arranged around said receptacle, means for clamping a bottle to said frame so that it will depend in said receptacle, a hub on which said frame is mounted, and means for rotating said hub and said stem to rotate said frame and said receptacle in opposed directions 5. In a device for cooling bottled liquids, a revoluble cup-shaped ice receptacle, a stem on which said receptacle is mounted, a bottle supporting frame arranged around said receptacle, means for clamping a bottle to said frame so that it will depend in said receptacle, a hub on which said frame is mounted, and means for rotating said hub and said stem to rotate, said frame and said receptacle in opposed directions, said means embodying a train of gears disposed between and meshing with the hub and stem, and a pinion on a drive shaft.

6. In a device for cooling bottled liquids, a revoluble cup-shaped ice receptacle, a stem on which said receptacle is mounted, a bottle supporting frame arranged around said re ceptacle, means for clamping a bottle to said frame so that it Will depend in said'receptacle, a hub on Which said frame is mounted, means for rotating said hub and said stem to rotate said frame and said receptacle in opposed directions, said means embodying a train of gears disposed between and meshing with the hub and stem, and a pinion on a drive shaft, a motor for driving said shaft, and a housing inclosing said motor and gears and forming a base for the device.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

UMBERTO MAGNI. Witnesses:

PETER LAURENZI, JOSEPH GERMANI.

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